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LeBron James Becomes Highest Paid NBA Player Ever
NBA superstar LeBron James has agreed to a two-year extension to his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, in a deal worth $97.1 million, according to various reports, including ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski. The new deal puts to rest any notion of LeBron James, who is already an official billionaire, becoming a free agent next […]
NBA superstar LeBron James has agreed to a two-year extension to his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, in a deal worth $97.1 million, according to various reports, including ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The new deal puts to rest any notion of LeBron James, who is already an official billionaire, becoming a free agent next year with the four-time NBA champion and MVP instead focusing on making more history with the Lakers.
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LeBron James averaged 30.3 points per game in 56 appearances last season despite the Lakers missing the playoffs in a difficult season. The deal includes a player option for the 2024/25 season, which means that James will be able to opt-out of the final year of the contract if he no longer wants to stay with the team.
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But the franchise now has the salary-cap flexibility to add another max contract player to the team, potentially bolstering the star-studded roster which already boasts the likes of James, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis.
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